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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

WIW: Pinterest Inspired

I have a love/hate relationship with all the outfit inspiration on Pinterest. On the one hand, it has challenged me to think through my outfits a little more and I’ve seen combinations that I would have never thought of. On the other hand, I now look at my closet with more disdain and discontentment than ever before. If only I had ___. Or a ____ shirt. Or ____ jeans. I’m guessing I’m not the only one.

So for the past few months, I’ve been pinning inspiration while figuring out how to achieve a similar look with what I already have. And when I have some money to go shopping with, I make sure and look at my pinned inspiration for some ideas of what to look for. Here are a few examples of my attempts (and I’m noticing each one involves a scarf)…

10 comments:

What cute outfits! I must admit I tend to wear a lot of scarfs too! Your hair looks really cute curled, need to get mine done shorter...And I feel the same, especially with the cute shoes! I can't DIY cute ballet pumps :(

So cute! I think the 2 last outfits are my personal favorites--they're simple and easy to wear but still so chic and stylish. I love it! You do such a great job of interpreting outfits rather than trying to copy them . . . that's when I get frustrated with pinterest, when I realize my closet isn't equipped to copy rather than to interpret ;-) And if you ever feel like doing a hair tutorial for those cute curls, I wouldn't complain . . . I tried to copy your hairstyle the other day and totally looked like Shirley Temple. FAIL!

Aw, that contentment is a hard thing! I have to watch myself all the time to make sure I am not being a pinographer, but it is fun to make things work like you are doing and I always feel awesome about the things I repurpose! Great job!

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I am the wife to Nolan and mother to Jace (4) and Reese (1). My days are spent fluctuating between feeling highly inadequate in my role as a stay at home mom and delighting in the every day moments with my kids. I love to craft, sew, write, photograph, blog, talk, read, watch TV and find every excuse to avoid doing dishes.